"Liangzhou Mu?"

Liu Hong and Zhang Rang spoke in unison, obviously not expecting Liu Bei to have such an idea.

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang also looked at Liu Hong.

Then Zhang Rang spoke.

"How could you have such an idea? What's more, what's there to go to in a bitter cold place like Liangzhou? Luoyang is the world, you have made great contributions, you should take up a position in Luoyang, solve problems for Your Majesty, what to do in Liangzhou? Your Majesty misses you day and night, can't you feel it? ”

"It is precisely because His Majesty values the minister that the minister wants to go to Liangzhou, because Liangzhou is too important to the Han Dynasty."

Liu Bei didn't look at Zhang Rang, looked at Liu Hong, and told Liu Hong about the situation in Liangzhou that he had discussed with Zhou Shen, Zhang Wen, Gai Xun and others.

"Although the rebels have been eliminated this time, it has only solved the skin disease, the real root of the disease is still there, if it is not solved, let the situation continue to develop, at most three or five years, there will be a bigger rebellion in Liangzhou, and at that time, it will not be a matter that can be solved by a large army.

And the current situation in Liangzhou is still very unstable, Liangzhou people have many complaints about the imperial court's inability to properly deal with the situation in Liangzhou, those who are committed to the imperial court are not allowed to make a noise, and there are many people with bad intentions.

And the location of Liangzhou determines that the most important significance of Liangzhou is to defend the land of Sanfu, and strive to keep the enemy outside the country, if Liangzhou is not guaranteed, the enemy will be like this time, directly threaten the land of Sanfu, threaten the mausoleum of the first emperor, at that time, the imperial court will face a huge threat.

Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, how can you always worry because of such a threat? Such a situation is like a sword tied to a strand of hair, hanging over His Majesty's head, and it may fall at any time, such a situation, as a human minister, how can you turn a blind eye? ”

Zhang Rang stopped talking.

He knew that what Liu Bei said made sense, so he looked at Liu Hong.

Liu Hong was silent for a while, and sighed helplessly.

"I have to say that Liangzhou has really become the biggest scourge of the imperial court, and now it is not to give up Liangzhou, and it is not to give up Liangzhou, as Xuande said, the mausoleum of several generations of the first emperor is on the right side of the wind, once Liangzhou is not guaranteed, the mausoleum of the first emperor will be directly threatened, and then everyone in the world will accuse me of not being filial!"

"This is the most unfavorable place for Your Majesty, if you can't completely solve the Liangzhou problem, Your Majesty will be threatened by this all the time, how can you turn a blind eye to those who are ministers?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "As some officials said, giving up Liangzhou is a big mistake in the world, and they will be accused of unfilial piety at that time, is it them?" ”

The more Liu Hong listened, the more distressed the look on his face became, and the more he felt panicked.

He didn't want Liu Bei to go to Liangzhou to take up his post, let alone take care of the affairs of Liangzhou, but the mausoleums of several generations of emperors in the Western Han Dynasty were on the right side of Fufeng, and if it was not solved, it would be impossible at all.

If something happens, the spittle of the people of the world can drown him, and the legitimacy of his rule will be shaken.

He can succeed the emperor, belongs to the small sect into the big sect, the legitimacy of the rule is relatively fragile, and the relationship with the officials is not too nuclear.

Those who are dissatisfied with what he has done may use this as a reason to attack at any time and anywhere, please have more power, and an unfilial emperor can have much room to toss and turn in the face of people's changing minds?

So he had to admit the importance of Liangzhou that Liu Bei said.

After being distressed for a while, Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei.

"Xuande, as you said, what ideas do you have to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou? If you are appointed as the pastor of Liangzhou, how long will it take and how much money will you need to make Liangzhou no longer in turmoil? ”

"The minister didn't dare to say how long it would take to solve the Liangzhou problem, because the Liangzhou problem has been delayed for a long time, and the so-called freezing three feet is not a day's cold."

Liu Bei said slowly: "But for the problem of Liangzhou, the minister is not without consideration, this time into Liangzhou to fight, the minister found that the court of Liangzhou many governance shortcomings, these ills are not solved, Liangzhou will inevitably rebel, the court will never be peaceful, the sword hanging on Your Majesty's head, will always exist." ”

Liu Hong waved his hand in distress.

"Don't talk about the sword first, tell me how you want to govern Liangzhou?"

"First of all, Liangzhou's dilemma lies in the lack of authority of the Liangzhou government, or the lack of prestige of the Liangzhou governor."

Liu Bei said: "Liangzhou Hu and Han live together, everyone is brave and ruthless, less studying, less benevolent and righteous, and more authoritarian, before the Liangzhou government also took the initiative to send troops to quell the rebellion, but the war was defeated, and the local power of Liangzhou to the imperial court has been hit hard, which is not enough to maintain the governance of the imperial court in Liangzhou."

At the moment when the chaos has just ended, it is more necessary to have a strong and powerful person with prestige in Liangzhou to serve as the governor of Liangzhou, Zuochang was corrupt in the past, Song Xiao was pedantic, and now Yang Yong is not corrupt or pedantic, but he has not won a battle, and his prestige is insufficient, so he cannot deter the younger generation.

The new governor of Liangzhou not only needs to have prestige, but also needs to concentrate his power and military power, so that he can act cheaply, and if someone provokes, he will decisively attack and suppress it, and establish greater prestige with military merits, so that Hu Han of Liangzhou will be convinced, and in this way, the situation in Liangzhou can be initially stabilized. ”

Liu Hong listened and nodded slowly.

"Reasonable, and then?"

"Then we need to let Liangzhou develop."

Liu Bei said slowly: "In the past, the minister once heard them say some words such as the poor mountains and bad waters from the mouths of some far-away merchants, although he was quite disdainful in his heart, but he also had to recognize that the poorer the place, there are always more people who are brave and ruthless.

As a matter of common sense, no one wants to live a stable life, but when the living environment is dangerous, people have to become brave and ruthless to obtain enough food to survive, so the poorer the place, the more difficult it is to govern, and the more likely it is to erupt into civil unrest.

But often the poorer the place, the more no officials are willing to govern seriously, and the imperial court will also be unwilling to give any support to the local people because of poverty, so the more impoverished, the more chaotic, the more chaotic, the more impoverished, so into a vicious circle, out of control, this is the root of the Liangzhou Rebellion. ”

At this moment, Liu Hong didn't say anything, and Zhang Rang was not calm.

"Liangzhou is bitterly cold, that is something that everyone in the world knows, there are many mountains, less arable land, and poor soil, that is what has always been the case, if you want Liangzhou to be rich, the whole Han world can be rich!"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"The ten counties of Liangzhou, the registered population is only more than 500,000 people, not even as good as a county in Kanto, even if the arable land is less, it will not be more than 500,000 people can not afford to support, this is not only because the rich have too much land, the poor have no land, but the bigger reason is the incompetence of the government.

Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, as long as you are willing to find it, there is always land to settle people, but the Liangzhou government is mediocre and incompetent, and there are constant wars that make the people unable to insist on cultivating the land, and a large amount of land is abandoned.

If the situation can be stabilized and the government will give a certain amount of subsidies, the effect of persuading farmers and farmers to cultivate will definitely be very good, and the people will definitely be willing to return to the land and live a stable life, instead of licking blood from the knife.

One more farmer, one less thief, one less thief, the situation in Liangzhou will be more stable, more farmers, more and more grain, Liangzhou is more and more stable, this is a virtuous circle.

From the topography point of view, Liangzhou connects the Western Regions, which is an important way for the countries of the Western Regions and even the Western Regions to travel to and from the Han Dynasty in the west of Daqin, Anxi, etc., if Liangzhou is stable and there is no war, this trade route can be restarted, and once this trade route is restarted, there will be a steady stream of merchants.

The number of business travelers will not be small, and they need to eat, rest, need to replenish supplies, and even do business on the spot, they will bring taxes, will bring additional wealth, and what they need can at least allow tens of thousands of Liangzhou people who have no livelihood to have a career to live in.

If they can find ways to make them have an industry, they will naturally have perseverance, and they will pursue a stable life, and they will not be willing to continue to make trouble, but are more willing to obey the governance of the imperial court. ”

(End of chapter)